Through Sunday, you can score free coffee at the Tim Hortons at 4753 Onondaga Blvd. That's any size. No purchase necessary.

The fun doesn't stop there either.

Starting Monday, the location will offer coffee in any size for just 99 cents. That deal will run through April 21.

The cafe just wanted to show some love to its customers, said Kendra Warren, assistant manager. The fact that a new Dunkin' Donuts opened just down the street may have had something to do with the deals as well, she added.

The free coffee at Tim Hortons started flowing last Saturday, the same day the new Dunkin' opened at 400 Velasko Road. So far, Dunkin' isn't planning a counterpunch to the jab from its rival, said Eric Stensland, field marketing manager for Dunkin'.

"We're just going to continue serving America's best coffee," he said.

That Dunkin' is the 81st for the chain in a region stretching from Oswego to Cortland. Stores throughout the market honored the new location with 81-cent small coffees in January and February.

Dunkin' locations in the area will celebrate again April 20 with 81-cent doughnuts and the return of the 81-cent small coffees. Stores will also host entertainment like jugglers, clowns, magicians and face painters and each location will have a drawing for two Dunkin' gift cards worth $19.81, in honor of the year the chain entered the Syracuse market.

Stores will dole out other prizes like Dunkin' gift baskets as well.

Although Dunkin' has been in the Syracuse market for 32 years now, it opened 56 of its 81 stores in the past 12 years.

"We just saw a market where there was plenty of opportunity and passion for our products," Stensland said. "Whenever we see that, we go after those trade areas."